| When it comes to the Middle East, does Bush actually understand what he's talking about? Does he have any grasp of what's going on in the Middle East? Not according to Fred Kaplan who says that it's "clear Bush doesn't understand Iraq, or Lebanon, or Gaza, or …"
Bush said this in last weeks press conference:
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| What's very interesting about the violence in Lebanon and the violence in Iraq and the violence in Gaza is this: These are all groups of terrorists who are trying to stop the advance of democracy. |
Bush doesn't seem to have the first clue what democracy means, ie that the people vote, and someone gets elected. Is there an alternative democracy that Bush is going on about, that only he understands?
Fred Kaplan replies:
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What is he talking about? Hamas, which has been responsible for much of the violence in Gaza, won the Palestinian territory's parliamentary elections. Hezbollah, which started its recent war with Israel, holds a substantial minority of seats in Lebanon's parliament and would probably win many more seats if a new election were held tomorrow. Many of the militants waging sectarian battle in Iraq have representation in Baghdad's popularly elected parliament.
The key reality that Bush fails to grasp is that terrorism and democracy are not opposites. They can, and sometimes do, coexist. One is not a cure for the other.
http://www.slate.com/id/2148197/ |
So does Bush just not understand what he's saying, or what? | |
